Chapter 6: Ghosts in the Cathedral
Kiev’s Saint Sophia Cathedral rose like a watchful sentinel over the city—its onion domes green with age, its bones ancient with secrets.
Mikhail had not come for worship.
Beneath the cathedral, in catacombs forgotten by most, a meeting was being held. Not by priests, but by conspirators. He moved through the tunnel slowly, lantern in hand, boots echoing against centuries-old stone.
The message had come encoded in a familiar cipher—one he’d used during his former life’s work with intelligence dossiers. Someone from his past... or someone trying to use it against him?
[System Alert: Hidden Event Discovered – Cathedral Conclave] [Difficulty: High | Potential Rewards: Strategic Intel, Faction Clarity, Legacy Points]
He turned the final corner and entered the old crypt.
A dozen men and women sat in a rough circle, lit by a ring of candles. Maps lay scattered. Documents, manifestos, wanted posters. Some faces were familiar—reformists, industrialists, even a rogue Orthodox bishop.
But one froze him.
General Fyodor Sokolov.